Fly swatter



@EST AVAILABLE comi Nov. 2 1926. 1,605,438

w. A. c. JAcKo FLY SWATTER Filed Jan. 25. 1926 BEST AVAILABLE comPatented Nov. 2, 192e.

Levant gte-T.51W4 '-GFEEFCE" 'WILLIAM A..o .Mondor BRADDOCK,PENNSYLVANIA/. o

prevent the/head" from #being bent at its connection with the 'handle'and' broken loose f after'the"flvswatterlfhas been-useda coni-v f l ofwhich is provided'withside',jianges'fl()l parativelyl-shoetlengthpftime.-"fltnotherotjeet-of'theinvention is to so form ftheconnection?betweenlthe handle motion.

and' "strikinghe'ad lthatftlie head may have swinging' movementfind'ep'enfder'itof ythe han# dle and'tliereby permit `thehead-tohaveflat eontactwit-ii'a table' or th'e'like when moved intoen,Cvgagemen't"E therewith "by a striking A.iinother'object of theinvention'is to provide the handle with 'a clamping-head adapted 'tofbe'firmlyfconnected with lthehandle a nd have ti ght *gripping engagementvwith the flexible connection of the strikingl head. 'Another object -ofthe invention is to so connect the 'clamping head with the handle thatit will 'be' prevented from havin n pivotal movement relative to thehandle.

' This invention is illustrated in the accompany-ing drawmg,A whereinFigure 1 is va-'view showing the improved on the line 3*-3ofFigI1."

The handle-which is indicated in general by the numeral 1 is formed froma strand of stiff wire bent intermediate its length to provide a.U-shaped hand-hold 2, the arms of which are brought together and twistedto form a shank 3. The shan 3 may be of any desired length. After theshank has been formed, the end portions of the wire are bent to form acrosshead 4 which eX- tends transversely of the shank from oppositesides thereof. This crosshead 1 forms an elongated eye having' a forwardbar 5 crimped intermediate its length to provide a lug' 6 extendingforwardly from the eye in alinement with the shank. lVhile it is statedthat the handle is formed of heavy7 wire bent and twisted as set fortabove, it will be obvious that the formation could be modified. It isimportant, however, that the tlv swatter principally in top plan withpor- TFL? WATER-- 'Ap'pncaiion filed Jan'iiary 25,E '1926.v -seriaiNo.*ae,s 44.

handle'be provided with ja cro'sshea'd at its.

forward yend with which' the coupling lhead 7 may he firmly connected.

The' coupling head vis'forme'd 1o'f""sheet,

4niet-al i and although A'tiny is vprferably fused Se jannie @est yWm'lbere-diced as mach' asE possible,r -it"'will be ,obvious v'that,othermetals mayjbe employed.*The` ysheetmetal' strips 11 and 12whichfftdgether frinl'a' fle-Xible'mounting for the strikinghead 13.After the reduced rea-rendjfjortions"bfA tlefx flexible strips havebeenv placed' ilbetween fthe jaws S and 9 and the flanges 1Q bentinto'foverlying engagement with the jaw-8, rivets or similar fasteners 14 arepassedthroghf the jaws and/are vtightly' 'clinched-"so'th'at,V the jawswill 'be firmly held lin operative" engagement with the connecting'y'st'rip'sfll and 12.4 Certain of 'these vrivets pass through the rearend portions of 'the'strips '11 'and' 12 and, therefore, these stripswill bev posi-".1 tively retained 'betweenl thev jaws, `Refer5 ringto1Fig..1-, itwill be seen"that'altho'ngh4 the blankfrom which thecouplinghead v-1's formed is bent about the forwardvbar' of'- theorosshead tilting Inbvementof the'coul pling headwill' be prevented bythe abut? ment lug 6 which extendsforward between"4 the jaws andeffectively holds'the coupling*- head against turning. Y

The strips 11 and 12 which cooperate to` form the flexible connectionbetween the coupling head 7 and striking head 13 are preferably formedof leather but may be a heavy fabric, such as canvas or any othermaterial, having sufhcient flexibility to permit free swinging of thestriking head relative to the coupling head without danger of its beingbroken by repeated bending. It should be further noted that theconnecting strip 12 is thicker than the strip l1 and, therefore,although free movement is permitted between the striking head andcoupling head, the flexible connection will tend to normally retain thestriking head substantially in alinement with the shank 3 and hand-hold2 of the handle. The ,forward end portions of the coupling strips are ofgreater width than their rear end These jaws" are adapted Ato' grip-ther 2 j BEST AVNLABLE COl9\ portions and, when engaged with opposite facesof the wire from which the striking head is formed, cover the rear endportion of the striking head for its full width. The sides of theforward end portions of the connecting Strips are enclosed by thebinding 15 provided for the marginal portions of the screening fromwhich the striking head is formed and the connecting strips may be heldin engagement with t-he sheet of screening by stitching. 16 or in anyother desired manner.

When lthe swatter is in use, it is operated in the ordinary manner. Thestriking head may have flat contacting engagement with the table orother surface upon which a fly is resting as the leather from which thecon necting strips are formed is flexible and, therefore, the strikinghead is permitted of free swinging movement independent vof the handle.There will be no danger, however, of the striking head being'quicklybroken from the handle as the bending takes place across the portion ofthe connecting strips between the forward ends of the jaws of thecoupling head and the rear end of the fabric from which the strikinghead is formed. Therefore, .the fly swatter will be very durable.

Having thus described the invention, I claim: v

1. A fly .swatter comprising a striking head, a handle including a shankand a coupling head at the forward end of the shank, said coupling headincluding jaws and means for securingthe jaws in a gripping position,and strips of pliant material secured in overlapping relation to opposedfaces of the rear end portion of said striking head and vextendingrearwardly therefrom and gripped between the jaws of said coupling head,one strip being thicker than the other and serving to normally retainthe striking head substantially in alinement with said handle.

2. A fly swatter comprising a striking head .a handle including a shankand a crosshead at its forward end, a lug extending from said crosshead, a coupling head consisting of a strip passed about said crossheadand projecting forwardly therefrom to form jaws adapted to be secured ina gripping position, said coupling head being held against turning uponthe crosshead by said lug, and a connection of pliant material securedin overlapping relation to the rear end Portion of said striking headand projecting rearwardly therefrom and secured between the jaws of saidcoupling head.

3. A fly swatter comprising a striking head, a. handle including a shankand a crosshead at its forward end including a forward vbar havinga-portion projected forwardly to form an abutment lug, a coupling headconsisting of a strip of metal passed through said crosshead and havingits end portions projecting forwardly above and below said bar to formgripping jaws, said coupling head being held aga-inst turning upon saidbar by said lug, and a connection of pliant material secured to saidstriking head and extending rearwardly therefrom and secured between thejaws of said cou-` pling head.

4. A liy swatter comprising a striking head, a. handle including a shankand-a crosshead at its forward end including a forward bar having aportion projected forwardly to form an abutment lug, a coupling headconsisting of astrip of metal passed through said crosshead and havingits end portions projecting forwardly above and below said bar to formgripping jaws, said coupling head being held against turning upon saidbar by said lug, and strips of.

pliant materia-l secured against opposed faces of the rear end portionof said striking head for approximately the full width thereof andhaving reduced portions extending rearwardly therefrom and securedbetween the jaws of said coupling head.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

WILLIAM A. C. JACKO. [ns]

